• Consumer Outlook on US Economy Getting Worse Amid Shaky Economic Data
  
  U.S. consumers were dealt a flurry of sluggish economic data Tuesday, both hard and anecdotal, suggesting that a tangible recovery might not be on the horizon.
• Bryan Kuderna: A History of Market Dips
  
  In an era when newscasters make mountains out of molehills, forced to fill 24-hour networks and infinite Internet space, 2022 seems ready to feed the appetite.
• Sen. Graham: Economy Will Trump Abortion in November Elections
  
  Americans' anger over inflation and spiking crime will have more impact at the polls in November than the Supreme Court's decision to nix a 49-year-old federal right to abortion, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday.
• Biden: G-7 to Ban Russian Gold in Response to Ukraine War
  
  President Joe Biden said Sunday that the United States and other Group of Seven leading economies will ban imports of gold from Russia, the latest in a series of sanctions that the club of democracies hopes will further isolate Russia economically.
• US Investors Bruised by Worst First Half in 50 Years, More Pain Looms
  
  With U.S stocks on track to mark their worst first half of the year in more than 50 years, investors are studying a range of metrics to determine whether the coming months could bring relief, or more of the same.
• Law Enforcement Braces for Summer of Unrest After Roe v. Wade Reversal
  
  As pro-abortion groups rage against the Supreme Court's Friday decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, law enforcement agencies across the country are preparing for violent unrest.
• Lauren Fix, The Car Coach: Is the Gas Tax Holiday a Gimmick?
  
  Could gas prices get any higher? Yes, they can, and it is expected that gas and diesel prices will continue to increase. Federal officials are looking for ways to reduce pain at the pump as gas and diesel prices continue to soar.
• Pilots in Line for Big Raises Amid Global Travel Disruptions
  
  The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months, potentially clearing the way for similar large wage throughout the industry.
• Consumer Sentiment Falls to Record Low, But Inflation Outlook Lifts
  
  U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low in June, but Americans saw a marginal improvement in the outlook for inflation, a survey showed on Friday, a rare silver lining for Federal Reserve policymakers as they assess how quickly they need to raise interest rates.
• Billionaire Ackman: Interest Rates Could Surpass 5 Percent Next Year
  
  Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said the Federal Reserve was playing "catch up" with inflation, and interest rates could surpass 5% by next year.
• Peter Reagan: The Fed Can't Save Us From What Comes Next
  
  First runaway inflation, now unavoidable recession - the Fed seems determined to stand by this time and let the economy stall. Here's why we each must create our own "soft landing."
• UN Chief Warns of 'Catastrophe' From Global Food Shortage
  
  The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces "catastrophe" because of the growing shortage of food around the globe.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus...
• Powell: Pandemic Aid Not Primary Driver of US Inflation
  
  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday downplayed the idea that government pandemic aid was the key factor fueling US inflation - instead blaming a confluence of global issues including the war in Ukraine.
• Decision Desk HQ Poll: Biden Approval at 42 Percent
  
  President Joe Biden's approval rating remains stagnant in a new NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released Thursday.
• US Business Activity Slows Considerably in June
  
  U.S. business activity slowed considerably in June as high inflation and declining consumer confidence dampened demand across the board, resulting in a gauge of new orders contracting for the first time in nearly two years.
• US Oil Refiners to Meet Biden Officials in High-Stakes Price Talks
  
  Major U.S. oil refiners will meet with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other Biden officials on Thursday in an emergency meeting about how to lower record-high fuel prices that are squeezing American consumers.
• US Recession Fears Darken Outlook for Global Growth
  
  Manufacturing growth is slowing from Asia to Europe as China's COVID-19 curbs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupt supply chains, while the growing risk of a recession in the United States poses a new threat to the global economy.
• Pelosi Declines Full Support of President Biden's Gas Tax Holiday Proposal
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., declined to fully support President Joe Biden's proposed gas tax holiday on Wednesday, saying the Democratic Party leadership would need time to gauge support for the initiative.
• US Refiners to Urge White House Not to Ban Fuel Exports
  
  U.S. refiners will try to convince the Biden administration not to ban fuel exports to combat sky-high gasoline prices, according to sources familiar with plans for a meeting set for Thursday.
• Powell: Fed Aims to Avoid Recession but Says It's Possible
  
  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to reassure the public that the Fed will raise interest rates high and fast enough to quell inflation, without tightening credit so much as to throttle the economy and cause a recession.
• Oil Slumps Nearly 3 Percent as Investors Eye US Fed Rate Hikes
  
  Oil prices tumbled about 3% on Wednesday as investors worried that rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the U.S. economy into recession, dampening demand for fuel.
• Powell: Fed 'Strongly Committed' to Reduce Inflation 'Expeditiously'
  
  The Federal Reserve is "strongly committed" to bringing down inflation that is running at a 40-year high and policymakers are acting "expeditiously to do so," U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said on Wednesday.
• US Tech Companies Yank Job Offers, Leaving College Grads Scrambling
  
  One by one, over the last week of May, Twitter Inc. rang up some members of its incoming class of new hires who had recently graduated from college and revoked the job offers in 15-minute calls, according to some of the recipients.
• Tech Firm Layoffs Surge in June, Increasing Recession Worries in US
  
  Ninety-five tech companies have already announced workforce layoffs in June , the highest monthly tally in that sector for 2022, according to data from Trueup , suggesting that the U.S. economy might soon be on the verge of a recession.
• Musk Counters Biden: 'A Recession Is Inevitable at Some Point'
  
  In a conversation on Tuesday at the Qatar Economic Forum, billionaire Elon Musk broke with President Joe Biden's claim last week that a recession in the U.S. economy is ''not inevitable,'' Mediaite reported.

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